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APDrinking WaterFeature LeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan city declares emergency over lead; governor visits
-Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she visited Benton Harbor on Tuesday to listen to residents who have been urged to use bottled water because of elevated levels of lead in their tap water.
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Enbridge temporarily stops Michigan pipeline due to protests
-The operator of a Michigan oil pipeline said it temporarily shut down Line 5 Tuesday after protesters warned the company that they planned to turn an emergency valve.
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Arbitrator: Official wrongly fired in Flint water scandal
-The only Michigan official fired in the Flint water catastrophe likely was a “public scapegoat” who lost her job because of politics, an arbitrator said in ordering $191,880 in back pay and other compensation.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologySturgeonWisconsinSturgeon Restoration: Studying Michigan’s and Wisconsin’s current flourishing populations
-In the few locations in the Great Lakes where lake sturgeon still spawn successfully, restoration efforts are focused on studying and managing those existing populations or boosting low populations.
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Energy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIllinoisLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsPennsylvaniaEnergy News Roundup: Illinois clean energy bill, Michigan Weatherization Month, national increase in heating costs
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
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Michigan’s balmy October means more mosquitos, peril for coldwater fish
-Nearly three weeks into October, much of Michigan remains stuck in early autumn mode, fueling frustration for fall anglers, exaltation for late-season swimmers, and itchiness for anyone who ventures outside for too long without bug spray.
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As Michigan lawmakers ponder septic repair funds, Ohio offers a model
-When Mary Ellen Sementilli and her family moved into their creekside home in Ohio’s Appalachian region, the septic system worked like a charm. Which is to say, it was easy to forget it was there. But the family has grown in the years since, which has meant more dishwashing, showers and toilet flushes — too much for Sementilli’s septic system to handle.
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SS Badger makes final Lake Michigan crossing of season
-The SS Badger backed into its dock Oct. 10 for the last time this season, letting about 300 passengers off into Ludington and ending nearly five months of daily round trips across Lake Michigan.
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U.N. Climate Conference: Michigan’s role at the U.N.’s COP26 and in the U.S.’s climate future
-“The take home is always, always, always water,” Liesl Clark, director of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, said during a preview of the United Nations COP26 event.
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Drinking WaterFeature HomepageForever Chemicals FeaturedIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyNew YorkNewsOhioPennsylvaniaPFASPFAS News RoundupPolicyWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: Michigan works on transparency, 3M could cost the Minnesota public billions, study recruitment in Michigan
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
